kempetai

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 憲兵隊(けんぺいたい) (kenpeitai, “regiment of military policemen”), from 憲兵 (けんぺい, kenpei, “military police officer”) + 隊 (たい, tai, “squadron, team, group”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kemˈpe.tai̯/
• Hyphenation: kém‧pé‧tai

Noun

kémpétai

1. the Kenpeitai, Japan's military police and secret police force from 1881 to 1945

Further reading

• “kempetai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.